title: Validating the Children's Behavior Questionnaire in Dutch children: psychometric properties and a cross-cultural comparison of factor structures.
abstract: In this article, we examined the factorial validity of the Dutch translation of the Children's Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ) and the Very Short Form scores. In addition, we conducted cross-cultural comparisons of temperament structure. In total, 353 parents of 6- to 8-year-olds completed the instrument. The original higher order factor structure of the different CBQ forms was generally replicated and represented the three broad dimensions of temperament: Surgency/Extraversion, Negative Affectivity, and Effortful Control. For the Standard Form, results demonstrated a relatively high degree of factor similarity of the Dutch sample with other cultures (e.g., China and Japan). The findings provide evidence for applicability of the CBQ in Western Europe as a promising instrument to comprehensively assess reactive and self-regulative temperamental dimensions in young children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Ester.Sleddens@maastrichtuniversity.nl
authors.forename: Ester F C
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Sleddens
authors.forename: Stef P J
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Kremers
authors.forename: Math J J M
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Candel
authors.forename: Nanne N K
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: De Vries
authors.forename: Carel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thijs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002681:China; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D015588:Observer Variation; D010290:Parents; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000592:standards; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D013694:Temperament